Three Magic Words to Enrich All Your Relationships

September 20, 2008 by MiSs LiLy  
Filed under Relationship


You feel love, appreciate, respect, regret, lucky, bless, happy and honour and don’t know how to express it in the right way. Your thought is your dream and your word is the truth. You afraid the words you want to say not good enough or might be hurt others. It’s never been easy to say words especially if you want to spell it out to someone special. Whether they are your friends, colleagues, parents or even your love one, whatever you say to them will give a thousand meaning and will determine your relationship in future and at the same time enrich and improve your relationship too. To say the best words to express your feeling, you not need a night to think or make a composition.

Only a simple words can explain everything in your heart details and meaningful. Dragging a word might be bored to hear, longer time to explain, not effective and not clean too. You might be out of track during the explanation. So, how to make it simple, meaningful and appreciate by your partners? Some of the most significant messages human deliver to one another often come in just three words. When spoken or conveyed, these statements have a power to forge new friendship, deepen old ones and restore those that have cooled. It’s amazing how three words can do so much for your relationship. And no, we’re not talking about Love You. Read on for 7 meaningful three-word phrases that can enrich every relationship.

Magic #1 I Respect You

Respect is another way of showing a person you love. A respect conveys the feeling that another person is a true equal. It is a powerful way to affirm the importance of a relationship. One father and son relationship that benefited greatly because of respect was that Henry Winters Luce and his son, Henry Luce, founder of Time-Life, which was the original publishers of Time, Fortune, and the now defunct Life Magazines. Although Luce one of the wealthiest and most influential publishers in history met many fascinating people, his thought often went back to his father. The elder Luce was a missionary-educator in Shantung, China. During the evenings father and son would go for long walks. On those excursions the father talked to his son as if he were and adult. Henry Winters spoke of the problems of administering a school, and explored philosophical matters and political issues with his son. He treated me as if I were his equal,” said Lucy. As a result, their bond was tight. They transcended the father-son relationship to become good, close friends. Both father and son were nourished by the relationship because it was based on manual respect.


Magic #2 Maybe You’re Right

This phrase is highly effective in defusing an argument restoring frayed emotions. The flip side of maybe you’re right is an act of humility which indicates maybe I’m wrong. A good example is George Washington. When the future American President campaigned for election to Virginia State Assembly in 1755, one of his speeches offended a proud man named Thomas Payne. The hot-tempered Payne grabbed a hickory branch and knocked the much bigger Washington to the ground. The next day Washington went to a restaurant frequented by Payne demanding to see him. Payne thought he was going to be challenged to a duel. Instead, Washington apologised, retracted his offending comment and asked to shake hands in friendship.

Magic #3 Let Me Help

The best friends see a need and try to fill it. When they spot a hurt, they do what they can to heal it. Without being asked, they pitch in and help. Consider this letter of appreciation written to the editors of People magazine by Maria Moriarity of Calabasas Park, California, USA, after the magazine published a feature on actress Jamie Lee Curtis. While working on the set of True Lies in Florida, my son and his wife had to rush their baby to the hospital due to a high fever. Jamie Lee Curtis baby-sat their two other sons all evening in their hotel room. I always knew she was a star, but when I heard about this I was impressed with her graciousness.

Magic #4 I Thank You

Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. People who enjoy the companionship of good, close friends are those who don’t take daily courtesies for granted. They are quick to their parents for their many expressions of kindness. On the other hand, people whose friendship severely constricted often do not have the attitude of gratitude. Movie and television actor Benjamin J. Stein notes that people who are routinely rude not only have a limited personal life but are also professionally unsuccessful. I can tell when someone will complain about the food, Stein said. he’s a failure, he’ll have a condescending attitude and not thank me for dinner. If he’s a success, He’ll be happy with almost anything and thank me graciously.

Magic #5 Count On Me

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out, observed Walter Winchell, newspaper and radio commentator. Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship. Loyalty is the emotional glue that bonds people. Those who are rich in their relationships are steady band true friends. When troubles come, a good friend is there indicating you can count on me. If tragedy strikes, a loyal friend will provide whatever support and comfort is possible. Actress Angela Landsbury is a person whom friends know they can count on. After 10 amazing seasons as Jessica Fletcher on CBS’s Murder, She Wrote, Landsbury had clout as star and producer of the show. She used her influence to ensure guest appearances for her unemployed friends from film days including Kathryn Grayson, Gloria DeHaven, Julie Adams and Ruth Roman.

When she learned that actress Madlyn Rhue was suffering from multiple sclerosis and needed a part so that she could qualify for Screen Actors Guild benefits, she quickly signed her to play a librarian in an episode. Loyalty and dependability are always characteristics of people who place a high premium on relationships.

Magic #6 I Understand You

People become closer and enjoy each other more if they feel the other person is accepting and understanding. Dr john Gottman is a psychologist at the University of Washington who has studied more than 2,000 married couples. In his book, Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, Dr Gottman stresses the importance of acceptance and understanding. Although his comment is directed to married couples, his advice is applicable to any relationship. Letting your spouse know in so many little ways you understand him or her is one of the most powerful tools for healing your relationship.

Magic #7 Go For It

Some of your friends may be non-conformists, have unique projects and unusual hobbies. Support them in their pursuit of their interests. Rather than urging your loved ones to conform, encourage their uniqueness. Everyone has dreams, dreams that no one else has and you can make yourself loved by encouraging those aspirations, said Dr Alan Loy McGinnis, author of The Friendship Factor. Although Mary Jane, a hospital administrator, had an MBA and an excellent position she always wanted to study low and provide legal services for low income people.

When I told my family I intended to give up on my job, return to law school and, after graduation, work with the poor, they were quick to voice their objections. Their harsh comments and hasty judgements about my future really strained our relationship. However, the lone supportive voice came from my youngest brother. Quietly but consistently he said, Mary Jane, go for it. Follow your dreams. I graduated from law school two years ago and find great fulfilment in my work. Not surprisingly, it is my brother and I who have the tightest bond within our family.

Getting the support you need when no one else seems to believe in you can be very inspiring, and it spurs you to greater heights. So, learn to encourage, it can be one of the most rewarding things you can do for another person.

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2 Responses to “Three Magic Words to Enrich All Your Relationships”
  1. Jake says:

    Too bad I didn’t read that post 2 weeks ago, it could have saved my relationship :(

  2. dateasia says:

    whatever you might think, simple words can do miracles. just repeat them all over again…